JandB Kitchen Designs

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JandB Kitchen Designs
56 Reviews

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Project Year: 2013
Country: United States
PERFECT BLENDING OF COLORS AND TEXTURES SURROUNDING STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES.....WE LOVE IT WHEN OUR CLIENTS ALSO HAVE AN "EYE" FOR IT, WHICH THEY CERTAINLY DO!.....WE DID MAJOR STRUCTURAL MODS TO ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR WHICH OPENED UP KITCHEN TREMENDOUSLY.....SEE IMAGES BELOW.
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COLUMNS ARE FROM ORIGINAL KITCHEN WALL.....LEFT COLUMN WAS FOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND HAD TO STAY.....SO WE FRAMED IT, SKINNED IT AND FINISHED IT WITH MATCHING CROWN (ALL FROM CABINET MFR.) .....COLUMN ON RIGHT IS STRICTLY DECORATIVE AND WAS ADDED TO BALANCE NEW ISLAND ON BOTH SIDES.....WHAT A...
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VIEW FROM KITCHEN INTO F/R.....WALL REMOVAL MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.....MATCHING COLUMNS "SEPARATE" KITCHEN & D/R BUT ALLOW FOR EVERYONE TO STILL FEEL TOGETHER.....BE SURE YOUR KITCHEN DESIGNERS HAVE STRUCTURAL EXPERTISE.....ALLOWS THEM TO REALLY THINK "OUT-OF-THE-BOX" ON YOUR KITCHEN DESIGN.....IF...
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ALONG WITH CLIPPED CORNER SINK BASE AND PENINSULA THIS VIEW SHOWS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL MOD.....THE AREA UNDER THE SOFFIT USED TO BE A SHALLOW BAY WINDOW.....WE SQUARED IT OFF AND EXTENDED IT FURTHER OUT.....THIS ALLOWED ROOM FOR THE RUN OF CABINETS THAT TRANSITION AROUND INTO THE PENINSULA.....NOTE...
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WHAT AN INVITING WORK AREA.....WE ALWAYS USE 4" CANS.....NOT TOO OVERBEARING & OLD-FASHIONED.....GIVE PLENTY OF LIGHT IF POSITIONED PROPERLY.....THIS FLOORING IS SPECTACULAR!.....IT WAS USED ON THE ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR.....IT MADE THE VISUAL EVEN MORE EXPANSIVE YET TIED IN ALL THE AREAS WHERE WE...
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AGAIN, RIGHT COLUMN TRANSFERRED LOAD FROM 2ND FLOOR AND HAD TO STAY.....LEFT IS JUST DECORATIVE.....MADE A GREAT AREA TO TUCK IN AN ISLAND.....USED FOR FOOD BUFFET WHEN ENTERTAINING.....PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO HOW TOP IS "NOTCHED" AROUND COLUMNS.....SMALL DETAIL BUT REALLY ADDS CHARACTER AND LOOKS...
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IN ALMOST ALL OF OUR KITCHENS THE STOVE/HOOD AREA IS THE MOST VISUAL.....ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION TO "DRESSING UP" THE TILE PATTERN ABOVE THE STOVE.....IF YOU CAN, GO FOR A SLIDE IN RANGE (NO RAISED BACK) SO THE TILED BACKSPLASH AREA STAYS UNINTERRUPTED.....JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF GLASS INSERTS.......
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NUMEROUS THINGS IN THIS IMAGE.....FIRST OF ALL, NOTICE CTR. TOP OVERHANG.....IT'S 24" WITH NO SUPPORTS!!.....WE'LL SHOW HOW WE DID IT IN THE NEXT IMAGE.....SEE HOW WE TRANSITIONED TOP AROUND OUTSIDE CORNER OF WALL FOR A UNIQUE EFFECT.....STOOL MFR. DIDN'T MAKE STOOL W/O BACK SO HOMEOWNER REMOVED...
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3cm QUARTZ SHOULDN'T EXTEND MORE THAN 15" WITHOUT SOME SORT OF SUPPORT (CORBEL, LEG, ETC.).....BUT THEY GET IN THE WAY!.....ANSWER IS TO AFFIX STEEL PLATES TO CABINET AND EXTEND AS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT TOP.....NOTE HOW CABS. ARE NOTCHED SO TOP STAYED LEVEL.
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CLIPPED CORNERS ON SINK BASE ALLOW IT TO EXTEND OUT ANOTHER 3" (TO 27" DEPTH).....AS A RESULT, SINK COMES FORWARD LEAVING MORE ROOM FOR FAUCET AND HANDLE.....GOOD VIEW OF CTR. TOP TRANSITIONING AROUND OUTSIDE CORNER OF WALL THEN INTO PENINSULA.....IF REPLACING WINDOW, MAKE ROUGH OPENING ELEVATION...
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WE ALL KNOW WHAT ROLL-OUT TRAYS LOOK LIKE.....THIS VIEW IS TO SHOW HOW TOPS, CABINETRY, HARDWARE AND FLOORING GO TOGETHER SO WELL.....NOTICE SAFETY CHAIN TO CONTROL DOOR-SWING.....CHILDREN (ESPECIALLY GRANDCHILDREN) CAN GET PRETTY ROUGH!).
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WE ALWAYS USE A "SUPER-SUSAN" (NO POLE).....IT'S FULL ACCESS.....THE TOP DISC ROTATES ON IT'S OWN SHELF SO IF SOMETHING FALLS OFF IT LANDS ON THE SHELF AND IS EASY TO GET.....OTHERWISE IT FALLS DOWN TO THE BACK BOTTOM OF THE CABINET....NOTE TRAY DIVIDER.....IT'S A HANDY CABINET IF THERE'S ROOM.
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ANOTHER GOOD USE OF A SAFETY CHAIN.....LOOK AT STACKED CROWN MOLDING.....REQUIRES EXTREMELY PRECISE COMPOUND MITER CUTS ON EVERY PIECE SO THEY ALL BLEND TOGETHER.....WE CAN NEVER EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR TRIM CARPENTER.
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WHEREVER POSSIBLE, WE DESIGN WITH "INS-&-OUTS" AS WE CALL IT.....CROWN MOLDING ON STAGGERED DEPTH WALL/TALL CABINETS GIVES SUCH UNIQUE CHARACTER AS VIEWED AGAINST THE CEILING FROM BELOW.
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EVEN WITH WIDER REFR. END PANEL THE THICKER DOOR ON REFR. NEEDED MORE ROOM FOR SWING.....SEE HOW CTR. TOP CORNER WAS BEVELED TO ALLOW FOR MUCH WIDER SWING......ONLY OTHER SOLUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO PUT IN A WIDE FILLER..... IT WOULD HAVE RUINED THE VISUAL ON THE RUN OF BASE CABINETS.
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NORMALLY, WE'D MAKE THIS A POCKET DOOR BUT SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE (MECHANICALS IN THE WALL AS AN EXAMPLE).....THIS "BARN DOOR" WAS THE PERFECT ANSWER!
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